>> >>>>> "PG(" == Peter G (nephros) <think...@nephros.org> writes: >> PG(> I think it is <drivername>.modeset=0 (e.g. "radeon.modeset=0"). >> PG(> I use both: "vmlinuz foo radeon.modeset=0 modeset=0" which does work. OK, I finally figured it out: $ zgrep -c modeset /usr/share/doc/linux-doc-2.6.32/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.gz 0 #not here $ man bootparam|grep -c modeset 0 #nor here. So got a hint from this thread. Trying... # lsmod|cut -d ' ' -f 1|sed 1d|xargs modinfo| perl -nwle '/filename/ and $f=$_;/modeset/ && print "$f\n$_"' filename: /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-686/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko parm: modeset:int
So on this machine I need to use i915.modeset=0 on the boot line. Worked. Thanks everybody. Now I can finally read ALL the boot messages sitting on the screen. Yes, even the ones that don't end up in any /var/log file, nor will any ^S/^Q catch. Note of course we must reboot without such a parameter if we intend to use X-windows. Therefore the above is useful mainly when one thinks he missed a new warning flashing by and wants to read it before it disappears along with what was supposed to end up in a log file but did not due to having been zapped upon the default modeset action. I'll CC the kernel list about that. They probably think all messages are getting logged. Better yet, I won't CC them, as it probably isn't a kernel problem. Somebody will have to CC the right party for me. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87tyjdcvkt....@jidanni.org